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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Aurifil Thread Giveaway!

If you've been sewing or quilting for any amount of time you'll know how important thread is to the process! I've recently, in the last 9 months or so, come to LOVE Aurifil Thread!

Here's a little background on Aurifil:

Established in 1983, they're based near Milano, Italy, and create a huge range of cotton and Wool threads for both professional and domestic quilters! They're big on quality, style, and knowing what drives the modern quilter... if you haven't looked into these threads, you're missing out!

My personal experience with Aurifil is limited, but I'm a huge fan of what I've tried!

That being the 100% Cotton Mako' 50wt thread! I bought a large spool, 1422 yards (!) of off white and I've been using it exclusively for piecing quilts! Let me tell you, it gives me NO problems in my little Janome machine! Virtually no lint, smooth stitches, and its a very fine thread so when you press your seams open, or to the side, it lays as flat as can be which makes for less bulky quilt tops, and easier quilting in the end! I bought mine form Pink Chalk Fabric but you can find it other places online and also check your LQS!

So there's my two cents on the virtues of Aurifil, and now on the the GIVEAWAY and what all is up for grabs! There's a lot!

Sampler packs containing 5 different small spools, 220yds, of their 5 most popular threads!

Each winner will receive one of these packs, fun! That's right, there will be 5 winners!

The 100% Cotton Mako' 40wt thread is a great all-around thread and does everything from serging to machine quilting to cross stitch!

If you love hand work, this thread is for you! The 28wt a bit thicker than the 40wt and is ideal for:

Hand Quilting

Hand Piecing

Lace

Hand Applique'

Machine Embroidery and Applique'

So how do win one of FIVE fabulous little Aurifil packages?

This giveaway is going to be simple! Leave a comment on this post saying which Aurifil Thread you would love to try, or that you already love!

I will draw 5 (five!) random winners - and I'll try to match up your answer to the Large spools you receive along with one of the Sampler Packs... fun eh? If you love embroidery, let me know! If you thrive on hand quilting (or just want to TRY hand quilting,) speak up!

This is not a guarantee you'll receive the thread you want, but I'll do my best!

Remember:

Please be sure you leave a way for me to contact you! If you are a no-reply commenter, and don't leave an email address, you'll be out of luck and I'll draw another winner! True story, and it has happened in the past.

I've been wanting to try this thread. I'm more of a stitcher
than a quilter, but the 40 wt sounds like it would be good for
everything.

emiliehamilton said...I would love to win the sampler pack ~ have read such wonderful
comments/testimonials about Aurifil thread ~ will be working on 3 quilts
this fall ~ a purple quilt for my granddaughter Cambrie, a red quilt
for my grandson Connor, and a blue quilt for my grandson Zachary ~ so
having the variety of colors is essential to what I will be working on.
THANK YOU.

I bought a spool of the 50 wt and initialy my machine wasn't keen but then I realised I hadn't done a spool of it and hey presto - it now works a treat in Mr Toyota. Would love to win a sampler pack so I can use different colours :)

I already love the 50 wt. It works great for machine piecing my quilts and also is great at not getting tangled while stitching on binding. I've really been wanting to try the heavier 12 wt but haven't seen it in any of the stores that I go to.

I already love the 50wt for piecing, and I have a 40wt at home right now ready to quilt two quilt tops I just finished! I would love to try the 12wt for hand quilting and hand piecing.elzbeth.johnson@gmail.com

I've heard so much GOOD stuff about this thread by the handsome and talented Alex on FB that now I look differently at my thread I currently use. Yours is so superior and the best part is "LINT FREE". Can't wait to try it for real. Budget is too tight to do that immediately. I know once I use it I will be a lifetime user. Thanks for a quality product.

I'm definitely in love with Aurifil and would enjoy any spools that I could win. But, I'm definitely wanting to learn to use the 12wt in my machine as it too is such a beautiful thread that would look great with threadplay.

I bought some Aurifil thread at a quilt show. I was saving it for a "special" quilt. But the thread I was using on a quilt I was making kept breaking. I broke out the Aurifil and was in a much better mood for the rest of the quilt. I hand appliqué, and machine piece and quilt. I'm not familiar enough with all the threads to know what I need. I would be happy trying anything. I only have an off white color right now and couldn't even guess the number on it.

I just finished a quilt with which I used Aurifil thread for the first time. I was very impressed with thread ... how fine it is, how flad seams lie when ironed, how little lint there was and, for the hand sewing part ... NO TANGLES! I haven't seen it for sale where I live so I bought some at a quilt shop in Kentucky when I was there last year ... just a few large spools of basic colours. Now I want the whole line in every colour. I'll certainly be buying more when I go back to Kentucky this spring.

THank you for doing this awesome giveaway. I am a big fan of Connecting Threads brand of thread. I would love to try something new. The 28wt sounds interesting. Looking forward to reading your blog as I am new to it.Blessings Amy theturquoisebutton at yahoo dot com

I have been using the Aurifil cotton for my sewing machine for the last 2 years now and love it. I would really like to try the hand work thread from Aurifil too and some more colors other then the cream and grey I am so used to.

I love Aurifil ever since I took a Pat Sloan class at my guild I've become an Aurifil groupy. I use it for piecing (it's lint free) and I'd love to win a sampler pack so I can add some more colors to my collection for machine applique. Love it!!

I have some of the 50 wt. for machine applique. I want to get some for piecing. I'm also thinking about getting some of the 12 wt for doing big-stitch quilting on a beaded quilt project. Aurafil is awesome!!!

WOW what a fabulous GIveaway, thank you for letting 5 lucky people win these threads. Down to business, I would like to try the 100% Cotton Mako' 50wt thread if I were lucky enough to win, I do a lot of machine quilting adn would like to see how this works for me and my machine. Thank you again, good luck to everyone.

I love Aurifil Mako Cotton 50 wt and always buy the big spools. I piece with it and quilt with it. I'd love to try the wool thread and any other weights as well. It is simply the best thread made.Love it and Alex too.

I have been using a spool of grey 50/2 for piecing and it works really well. I want to try quilting but need more colors. It is hard to find in my neighborhood so I will check your reference for Pink Chalk. thanks,Nancy

I love the information you provided on this blog regarding the best application for each type of Aurifil> I was first introduced to Aurifil when I purchased my first Hawaiian quilt pattern (hand applique) and this brand came highly recommended. Now I'm in love. thanks for such a great contest and content! so helpful.

I would love to give this type of thread a try. I mostly piece with a light colored thread. I do some machine embroidery. Very little hand stitching other than the last step on a binding. This is exciting.

Isn't Aurifil the best? I LOVE 50wt for piecing, and for quilting. I used 40 wt for quilting, too. And I've tried 28wt for quilting. I really want to try the other weights. It's so much fun to add something extra with great thread. Thanks.

I am a recent convert to Aurifil 50wt cotton & I LOVE it! I have used it for quilting projects, both piecing & quilting & it is fantastic. Thanks for the explanation of the various types of Aurifil thread & for the giveaway.

I'm a new quilter and I keep reading about how fantastic Aurifil is - I think using it would save a lot of frustration. I think the 50 wt or 40 wt would be the most useful to me for what I sew. Many thanks for the chance to win!ellen(at)myerly(dot)net

I've not had that much experience with it either, but as with you, what I have used I ABSOLUTELY LOVE! I've only ever tried the 50 wt but I think I'd like to try out the 40 wt too!!! Thanks for the chance to win!

I switched to Aurifil a while back and now proselytize to others about it, for all the reasons you mention. I love the 50 wt for piecing (use mostly neutrals) and also for hand applique (use a wide variety of colors). Heck, I use it for machine quilting also. It's great!

I discovered Aurifil thread 7 years ago and also use the 100% Cotton Mako' 50wt exclusively for my piecing! It really does make a difference in how the seam folds over and there is little to no lint in my machine. I've used it for quilting on my longarm, too, and it works great.

There are times, though that I need a color, rather than neutral, so I'd love to have the sampler pack with different colors!

I recently tried Aurifil 50 wt for the first time and was amazed at how wonderful it was for hand-sewing hexagons together. Noo twisting, no tangling, no knots!! Amazing! I have not gotten to try it in my sewing machine because I am in the middle of another project, but I am anxious to see how that goes to. I would love to try any of the weights of Aurifil.

I do machine embroidery and I'm trying to get into quilting. I have used Aurifil in a quilting class I took. A friend was talking about how great it is and let me try it using a spool of hers. I would love to have A spool of Aurifil to do a complete project. Thank you for your generosity in giving away thread to 5 lucky people.

I would love to win the sampler pack ~ have read such wonderful comments/testimonials about Aurifil thread ~ will be working on 3 quilts this fall ~ a purple quilt for my granddaughter Cambrie, a red quilt for my grandson Connor, and a blue quilt for my grandson Zachary ~ so having the variety of colors is essential to what I will be working on. THANK YOU. I can be reached via email: emiliehamilton@gmail.com

I would love to try the 28wt since I can't find it in Paris. At the moment I am quilting with a 50wt variegated blue thread. And I love it!! So thin and subtle and lint free! Thanks for the great giveaway!